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A review by helenecats
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I finished this one in a couple of days - I was hooked! How To Kill Men And Get Away With It by Katy Brent is a very polarising book. With a title like that, no wonder. Most of the critical reviews I read took issue with some of the explicit sex scenes and with the veganism, rather than the actual killing.
I didn't mind the above. I read this on my holiday, very quickly, and it felt like watching a satirical series, a mix between Sex and the City (privileged women having fun), Made in Chelsea, and a detective story / film noir.
Is the main character full of contradictions and unlikeable? Yes, of course. But she has gone through a lot of trauma. Are the side characters one-dimensional? Yes, mainly. But that is the case in many blockbusters / contemporary fiction. Is the plot full of twists, with some more predictable than others? Yes to that too - yet I kept reading.
It had interesting reflections on the treatment of girls and women, but I think this book would not really "land" amongst a male readership, or people not already identifying as feminists. If you liked My Sister The Serial Killer, you probably will enjoy this one. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it was entertaining.
Although - do check the trigger warnings beforehand!!
I didn't mind the above. I read this on my holiday, very quickly, and it felt like watching a satirical series, a mix between Sex and the City (privileged women having fun), Made in Chelsea, and a detective story / film noir.
Is the main character full of contradictions and unlikeable? Yes, of course. But she has gone through a lot of trauma. Are the side characters one-dimensional? Yes, mainly. But that is the case in many blockbusters / contemporary fiction. Is the plot full of twists, with some more predictable than others? Yes to that too - yet I kept reading.
It had interesting reflections on the treatment of girls and women, but I think this book would not really "land" amongst a male readership, or people not already identifying as feminists. If you liked My Sister The Serial Killer, you probably will enjoy this one. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it was entertaining.
Although - do check the trigger warnings beforehand!!